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Broderick Turner rates the 30 teams and where they stand, after offseason moves, with comments.
1.CLEVELAND: "I'm the best player in the world," LeBron James said at the NBA Finals. Can't argue that. Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love will help.
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On Thursday, the Lakers drafted Ohio State guard D'Angelo Russell, arguably the most talented playmaker in the draft.
The 6-foot-5 19-year-old was recently featured on ESPN's "Sport Science," where his passing skill was put on display.
Via the...

Clippers' center DeAndre Jordan and point guard Chris Paul were named to the NBA's all-defensive first team, the league announced Wednesday. The voting panel includes 129 writers and broadcasters from the U.S. and Canada.
This is Jordan's first time...

Avoiding overtime in Game 6 when Paul Pierce's potential tying 3-pointer was released after the clock expired, the Atlanta Hawks made it to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time by beating the Washington Wizards 94-91 on Friday night.
The...

Al Horford snatched away an offensive rebound and dropped in the winning basket with 1.9 seconds left after Dennis Schroder's drive to the basket was blocked by John Wall, giving the top-seeded Atlanta Hawks an 82-81 victory over the Washington Wizards on...

Finally looking a bit more like a No. 1 seed than the team that's been so-so in the playoffs, the Atlanta Hawks beat the Washington Wizards, 106-101, on Monday night behind Jeff Teague's 26 points, including a key three, to even their second-round...

It was a play added to the Washington Wizards' offense a day earlier, and it was drawn up for a guy, Paul Pierce, who's been doing this sort of thing for the better part of two decades.With three defenders near him, Pierce made a fallaway, 21-foot...

DeMarre Carroll scored 22 points, Kyle Korver bounced back from a miserable first half and the top-seeded Atlanta Hawks held off the Washington Wizards, 106-90, on Tuesday night, taking advantage of John Wall's absence to even the Eastern Conference...

Stephen Curry had 22 points and seven assists, and the Golden State Warriors wore down the undermanned Memphis Grizzlies in a 101-86 victory in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals Sunday in Oakland, Calif.
Klay Thompson added 18 points and...

James Harden scored a playoff career-high 42 points, Dwight Howard had his postseason best with 26 rebounds and the Houston Rockets beat the Dallas Mavericks, 130-128, on Friday night in Dallas for a 3-0 lead in their first-round series.
The...

LeBron James scored 30 points, Kyrie Irving added 26 and the Cleveland Cavaliers finally shook off Boston in the fourth quarter, beating the Celtics, 99-91, on Tuesday night to take a 2-0 lead in their opening-round series.
James scored 15 points in...

The rebuilding plan is way ahead of schedule for the Milwaukee Bucks.
A year after a franchise-worst 67-loss season, the Bucks are headed to the playoffs.
Ersan Ilyasova scored 21 points and Coach Jason Kidd's team relied on defense in a 96-73 victory...

The Orlando Magic and New York Knicks set an NBA record for fewest points in a quarter Saturday in Orland, Fla.
The teams combined for 15 points in the second quarter. The previous record was 18, which had happened three times. It was done most...

Al Horford and DeMarre Carroll scored 20 points each Saturday night to help the Atlanta Hawks match a franchise record with their 57th win, a 131-99 rout of the Brooklyn Nets in Atlanta.
However, the Hawks lost forward Paul Millsap to a right shoulder...

Times reporter Broderick Turner ranks the 30 teams. Last week's ranking in parentheses, statistics are through Friday's games:
1. GOLDEN STATE: Last regular-season motivational carrot left is to get best record to secure home court in playoffs. (1)
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The Lakers got a tremendous performance from rookie guard Jordan Clarkson on Monday night in Philadelphia, but a relatively high volume of fans were left devastated by the Lakers' 113-111 win over the 76ers.
The cause of consternation? The Lakers...

DeMarre Carroll scored 24 points and the Atlanta Hawks clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs with a 99-86 home victory over the Miami Heat on Friday night.
The Hawks wrapped up the No. 1 seed and home-court advantage in the...

The Clippers host the Washington Wizards at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
The Wizards (40-28) have won five games in a row, while the Clippers (44-25) have won two straight games.
When the teams played in Washington on Dec. 12, the Wizards won, 104-96. In that...